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Nyx Hotel

Unbeatable value for money, a bullseye city-centre location and welcoming countenance are the hallmarks of this Perpignan address promising star-lit 'belles nuits'. Seventeen design rooms evoke the day, night, moon and sun, and the lounge bar with pavement terrace is a lovely snapshot of local life.

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£60per night

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Location

7/10

On a reasonably quiet street between Perpignan train station and the old town, both an easy 10-minute stroll away along palm tree-studded ave de Général de Gaulle. Old-town highlights include café-laced place de la Loge, the cathedral and haunting cloister cemetery, and art/history museum Casa Xanxo with the seven deadly sins and hell etched on its Gothic facade. In the 13th century the kings of Majorca held court at Perpignan’s Palais des Rois de Majorque, just over a mile south of the Nyx.

Style & character

7/10

Highly functional and fun too. Nyx, Greek goddess of night, inspires the original décor – smart, modern, glitzy and potentially too kitsch should you not have a penchant for glitter chairs and shiny plastic cushions. Multilingual owners, Anne-Sophie and Alain, are very much present (they live above the hotel), ensuring a relaxed comme à la maison vibe.

Service & facilities

7/10

Exemplary. Alain, generally found behind the bar that doubles as reception (open 7am to 8pm), provides guests with city maps and shares his sightseeing and dining recommendations with enthusiasm. The bar is a lovely place to linger – with locals over un café or with a newspaper or glossy mag on a red-and-grey spotty sofa. Book exchange and board games for guests to borrow. Garage parking €8 (£7) per night.

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Rooms

8/10

Anne-Sophie previously worked as a hotel stylist in Paris, hence the super-stylish decor. Each of the four floors embraces a different theme: rooms on the first evoke Night, with sparkly white bedheads and cushions breaking up dramatic grey, red and black colour schemes. Soft white-and-blue rooms grace the Day-themed second floor, while fantastic floor-to-ceiling murals of ethereal goddesses are a fiery nod to the moon (third floor) and sun (fourth) on the top floors.

A desk, air-con and courtesy tray with kettle, tea, coffee and complimentary mineral water are standard throughout – as are clean, modern bathrooms with hairdryer and organic courtesy products. Superior rooms have a balcony and a couple, sun terrace with canapé and chaise longue twinset.

Food & drink

7/10

Breakfast, served in the lounge bar, is a generous self-service buffet of baguette and croissants, ham and cheese, fruit and not-to-be-missed homemade natural yoghurt. If you fancy bacon and eggs, or prefer a Real McCoy espresso to filter coffee, just ask the charismatic Patricia or Elea. For other meals, the old town is packed with restaurants serving local Catalan specialities like ollada (beef stew) and boles de picolat (spicy meatballs). Nearer the hotel, Lou Grillade serves excellent-value fixed menus from €20 (£17) featuring veal and beef dishes, scallops and other French classics.

Value for money

7/10

Double rooms from €70 (£60) in low season; and from €89 (£76.50) in high. Breakfast excluded (€9.50/£8, or €4.50/£4 for children under seven). Free Wi-Fi.

Access for guests with disabilities?

One room on the ground floor has an open-plan bathroom with roll-in shower.

Family-friendly?

Absolutely. Family rooms sleep up to four and a cot can be popped into most rooms.